Staff UX Program Manager, Search UX App Foundations

Google•Mountain View, CA

6d•$188,000 - $274,000

About The Position

At Google, UX Programs & Operations drives projects by increasing communication, streamlining the UX design process, and fostering a culture of user-centered development. The role is part of a multidisciplinary UX team that collaborates with Engineering and Product Management to create products based on user insights. The UX Program Manager combines project management expertise with a passion for user experience to improve products. The role plans projects, defines milestones, assesses risks, creates actionable insights, and ensures deadlines are met. It harmonizes work across UX disciplines and cross-functional partners to advance team objectives and create innovative experiences. The position partners with UX and cross-functional teams to launch new features and upgrade existing features across mobile apps. It applies knowledge of UX design and research alongside operational excellence to improve clarity, efficiency, and velocity. The role develops collaboration and communication strategies with partner teams, using a user-centered, app-first mindset to create intuitive, engaging user journeys. Within Google Search, the team is reimagining how people search for information across different contexts, addressing complex engineering challenges and expanding infrastructure while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience managing and scaling UX-related programs.
8 years of experience driving operational efforts across organizations.
Experience with UX disciplines and user-centered development tools and methodologies.
Experience with the velocity and productivity of teams, products, and systems, and integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
Experience shipping product features across mobile applications.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the product development lifecycle.
Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and issues.
Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
Experience in program management within a UX design or consumer product organization.

Responsibilities

Partner with leads to define and manage programs from conception through launch across mobile app portfolios.
Drive coordination, strategic planning, and operational execution for complex, cross-functional projects.
Define and establish operational processes that improve clarity, team efficiency, resource allocation, and project momentum.
Develop and own partner engagement and communication strategies across Search and Google.
Adopt internal AI-based tools to automate tracking, streamline status reporting, and increase overall program effectiveness.
Plan projects, define milestones, assess risks, create actionable insights, and ensure deadlines are met.
Harmonize the work of UX disciplines and cross-functional partners to drive team objectives and create innovative experiences.
Develop strategies for effective collaboration and communication with partner teams.